Hand-clear the dry brush from the five-foot zone of invited Puente Hills-edge homes in Hacienda Heights (2026-07-19)

Hacienda Heights' southern streets back directly onto the dry grass and brush of the Puente Hills, where wind-blown embers from fire-prone slopes threaten homes most autumns. Hand-clearing the dry material within five feet of walls and fences at an invited flat-yard home is the highest-value ember protection an ordinary person can safely deliver. Standard: CAL FIRE defensible space (PRC 4291) Zone 0/1 practice; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Proof: Before/after photos per cleared zone Method (CAL FIRE defensible space (PRC 4291) Zone 0/1 practice; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).): 1. Walk the invited property's flat yard areas with the occupant and mark the dry-material catch points. 2. Hand-pull and rake dry grass and leaf litter within five feet of walls and fences, bagging as green waste. 3. Move firewood and stored combustibles at least thirty feet from the house at the occupant's direction. 4. Rake litter from accessible deck edges from outside with a hand rake. 5. Photograph each cleared zone before and after with date and GPS. Done when: Before/after photos per cleared zone

Where

Occupant-invited homes on the Puente Hills edge near Punta Del Este Dr area, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

Pay

$280 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Before/after photos per cleared zone

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-08-19

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–90 minutes. Method of record: NFPA 1144 / Firewise USA structure-ignition-zone defensible-space assessment — documentation-only from a safe public/yard vantage

Bring

• camera with zoom
• GPS-capable phone
• tape measure or pace-count reference
• Firewise USA zone checklist
• field notebook

Steps

1. 1. Document only — photograph Zone 0 (0-5 ft from the structure), Zone 1 (5-30 ft) and Zone 2 (30-100 ft) from the driveway or yard edge; never enter dense brush or approach a structurally questionable outbuilding.
2. 2. Note vegetation type, spacing and ladder-fuel presence (brush touching tree canopy) in each zone from the safe vantage.
3. 3. Photograph the roof material, gutters, vents, and any firewood or combustible material stacked against the structure.
4. 4. Compile the zone-by-zone findings into a defensible-space checklist naming what a licensed/credentialed vegetation-management crew should clear first; never clear, cut, or move anything during this survey.

If it does not match the plan

• Any combustible material (mulch, firewood, dry vegetation) touching the structure in Zone 0 -> flag as highest-priority clearing item.
• Ladder fuel (brush contacting tree canopy) found in Zone 1 -> flag for a credentialed crew's thinning pass.
• Any structurally unstable or fire-damaged outbuilding observed -> do not approach; note location only and route to the local fire authority.

What counts as done

• Photo set covering all three ignition zones from a safe, named vantage point
• Roof/gutter/combustible-storage condition photographed
• Zone-by-zone checklist compiled naming the follow-on clearing job

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.